Q & A

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Who often suffers due to the corruption in India?

A) The working class

B) The upper class

C) The police

D) The lower class

2. Which of the following best describes how Thomas views people?

A) People are victims of their own wrongdoing.

B) People are not always who they seem to be on the surface.

C) Only children and orphans are victimized by corrupt systems.

D) People are a mystery and Thomas doesn’t know what to expect from them.

3. According to the novel, what assumptions does the upper class make about the lower classes in India?

A) They cannot problem solve.

B) They will not defend themselves.

C) They should not jump social classes.

D) They are uneducated.

4. Based on his experiences, what might Thomas think about people who are in positions of authority?

A) They are honest.

B) They cannot be trusted.

C) They support him.

D) They don’t understand him.

5. What can the reader infer about intelligent and educated characters based on Thomas’s account of Mr. Shantaram?

A) Education and intelligence do not make a person empathetic or emotionally intelligent.

B) Education and intelligence do not provide or guarantee more opportunities.

C) Education and intelligence can create peaceful homelives.

D) The stifling of intelligence can resolve a variety of problems in households.

6. Why does Thomas find it difficult to escape his circumstances even though he has opportunities to do so?